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June 26, 1999
The National Hockey League had its annual entry draft Saturday with a current and future Huskies being picked.
Mike Ryan was taken in the second round(32nd pick overall) by the Dallas Stars, Willie levesque was taken in the fourth round(111 overall) by the San Jose Sharks and Brian Sullivan was taken in the eighth round(243 overall) by the Dallas Stars.
Ryan becomes the highest drafted player in NU history passing the forgettable bust Bob Kellogg. Hopefully Ryan will fair better than Kellogg, who had a ton of talent but lacked heart, desire and testicular fortitude.
Mike Ryan story by Steve Conroy in Thursday's Boston Herald
Draft Listing of all College Players taken in 1999 NHL Draft
June 11, 1999
The final ranking of all draft eligible college players is out and there is some great news for Husky fans. Willie Levesque is in the top 20.
Levesque with commissioner Joe Bertagna at the Hockey East Banquet
This scouting report is from Hockeys Future.
18. Willie Levesque--RW--Northeastern--6-0, 195
HF Rank:18 (College) CSB Rank: 56(Overall)
A talented forward who has shown a nice scoring touch, Levesque is Northeastern's top prospect. He plays an intelligent game and has very good instincts and anticipation. He uses his hockey sense to create chances and he has the ability to finish the plays. Levesque is a solid role player who needs to continue to round out his game.
Complete College Ranking
May 12, 1999
The Central Scouting Bureau has released its final ratings and the news is very encouraging for Northeastern fans.
Ranked 38th and projected to go in the second round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft is Husky recruit Mike Ryan. The 6'1" Ryan has gone from a virtual nobody to a hot prospect in a short amount of time. When the CSB announced their mid season rankings, Ryan was number 99. He jumped an impressive 61 spots in the second half of the season.
Also on the list is Willie Levesque at 56. Levesque, who jumped 23 places since the mid season rankings, recently completed his freshman season with NU finishing with 12 goals and 10 assists. Although he is listed it appears Levesque has opted out of the draft to continue at Northeastern.
Complete Central Scouting Bureau Rankings
Coach Bruce Crowder and his staff should be applauded for the quality players they have attracted to the program. It is obvious that it is just a matter of time before the Huskies become a national power under Crowder.
The highest drafted player the Huskies have had until this point was Ben Smith recruit and mega-bust Derek Edgerly(1991-92), who was kicked out of school. "Edge" was the first pick in the HockeyTown USA Men's No-Check League Draft in Saugus by the Meathooks. I think you understand what I mean.
May 12, 1999
This was taken from the Northeastern News.
Northeastern senior defensive back Andre Dixon signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers on Monday.
A 6-foot-1, 200-pounder defensive stalwart of the Huskies, Dixon had 53 tackles in 1998 with one sack and two interceptions. He also returned two kickoffs for a total of 41 yards.
“He’s got size, speed and a great attitude,” said Northeastern coach Barry Gallup. “He’s a very good special teams player.”
Gallup was also optimistic about Dixon’s chances of making the Packers since they will have a new coaching staff on board this year. “He’s got NFL size for a defensive back,” said Gallup, who thinks Dixon could fit in at either cornerback, strong safety or free safety.
Dixon runs a 4.4, 40-yard dash and took over the Huskies defensive backfield in his senior season. His goal is to make the team for the 1999 season.
Gallup also said he expects that tight end Charlie Johnson might sign a similar free agent deal with the NFL in the next few weeks.
April 7, 1999
Eliminate Mikael Beachem,goalie from Thayer Academy(ISL) from the list of recruits. Apparently his name keeps popping up by him as a way to generate interest in his services. A better method would have been to play better. So, if you see his name linked to NU again just disregard it as foolishness.
April 7, 1999
The baseball team evened its record at 7-7 with an extra inning win over Holy Cross Wednesday. After getting tattooed by hated Boston College Tuesday, the Huskies rebounded with a win led by Matt Keating. In the eleventh, he walked with the bases loaded and also was credited with the win after pitching the last two innings.
Husky hockey player/baseball player Matt Keating
March 25, 1999
Congratulations to Wille Levesque and Jim Fahey who were named to the Hockey East All-Rookie team last week.
Levesque, who played for the US Developmental Program last year and hails from Vinyard Haven, MA, had an impressive freshman season with 12 goal and 10 assists. A good defensive forward from day one, he showed drastic improvement offensively the second half of the season.
Catholic Memorial alum and Milton native Fahey lived up to his reputation as a big time recruit. In spite of playing much of the season with an injured wrist, Fahey contributed 18 points and improved steadily in his own end.
We understand that not everone can make these teams, but we were disappointed that Chris Lynch didn't make it.
March 12, 1999
Husky freshman Chris Lynch was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week. Lynch capped his impressive rookie season with an overtime goal against Providence.
March 1, 1999
NU recruit Mike Ryan of BC High had a big game in the first round of the Super Eight tournament last night. Ryan had two goals and an assist, leading his team to a 5-3 win over Waltham.
There will be a feature on Ryan next Sunday on channel 56 at 10:30pm. Be sure to check it out.
February 12, 1999
1999 Northeastern Football Schedule
Sept. 4 AIC12:30 p.m.
Sept. 11 at James MadisonTBA
Sept. 25 WILLIAM & MARY12:30 p.m.
Oct. 2 at Boston CollegeTBA
Oct. 9 at MassachusettsTBA
Oct. 16 NEW HAMPSHIRE*** 12:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 at VillanovaTBA
Oct. 30 DELAWARE12:30 p.m.
Nov. 6 at ConnecticutTBA
Nov. 13 MAINE12:30 p.m.
Nov. 20 at Rhode IslandTBA
*** Homecoming
February 11, 1999
This story was on US College Hockey Online.
Kazmeier Award Candidates Named
USA Hockey Foundation president Walter L. Bush, Jr., announced Tuesday the names of the 10 candidates for the 1999 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented to the most outstanding player in NCAA women's ice hockey.
The candidates are Ali Coughlin, Princeton; Hilary Witt, Northeastern; Sara DeCosta, Providence; A.J. Mleczko, Harvard; Tara Mounsey, Brown; Angela Ruggiero, Harvard; Nicki Luongo, New Hampshire; Tammy Shewchuk, Harvard; Carisa Zaban, New Hampshire; and Ali Brewer, Brown.
The Kazmeier Award will be presented to the winner on March 25 in St. Paul, Minn.
Congratulations to Hilary Witt. We are proud of you.
February 8, 1999
In Saturday's 72-67 win over UNH, the Huskies hoop squad was lead by Cortez Bond, who had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Huh?
Cortez Bond?
Where has this guy been all sesason?
If you read our basketball column, you know we have been very outspoken about playing some of these guys on the bench. The 6'5" forward apparently can play. The big question is, why hasn't he played more than garbage time all year? It's not like this team is having a good year and couldn't afford to experiment.
The only remaining question is, can any of these other guys play?
February 4, 1999
This piece was run in the Boston Herald by Paul Perillo about NU's football recruiting class.
Northeastern Goes Local
February 2, 1999
Did anyone see this story buried in the notes section of US College Hockey?
UNH Players Charged With Criminal Trespassing
Five current and former University of New Hampshire students, including three members of the fourth-ranked men's hockey team, have been charged with criminal trespassing in connection with an altercation which took place at the end of last semester.
According to Associated Press reports, junior defensemen Jayme Filipowicz and Dan Enders, sophomore forward Corey-Joe Ficek and Jeff Trip, a former football player who finshed his career at UNH in the fall, were charged with criminal tresspassing. A fifth student, Ryan Hurd, was charged with disorderly conduct.
The students will be arraigned later this month.
Athletic director Judy Ray said she and hockey coach Dick Umile will determine if any action is to be taken against the three players. Umile said he has known of the incident for a few weeks, but declined further comment.
Filipowicz (6-16--22) has been a mainstay on the Wildcat blue line, and last weekend scored both game-winning goals in wins over Northeatern and Providence.
Ficek (7-5--12) tallied two goals in Friday's 5-4 win over Northeastern before leaving the game with a lower back bruise.
Enders was a regular on the defensive corps for the 21-4-1 Wildcats before breaking his collarbone in a victory over UMass-Lowell on Jan. 23, at which time it was expected that he would miss six weeks of action.
Umile said he knew about the incident for a few weeks????
Is Umile trying to create a sister program for Slippery Shawn Walsh and his renegade Maine program?
Gotta Love it! Don't let integrity get in the way of winning, Dick.
Go UNH! Krog for Hobey!---Shut the Hell up, UNH!!!!!
January 28, 1999
This excerpt come from the NU News.
Senior Brent Thomas saw his first action since a game against Army on Nov. 28. The only remnant of the Ben Smith era, Thomas was happy to see some ice time and made the most of it. At 5 feet 11 inches and 200 pounds, Thomas added some bulk to the injured Huskies defense.
He is the only player from the recruiting class of 1994-95 to finish all four years of eligibility. “That sort of means a lot to me,” he said. “It makes me feel like the coaches have a little bit of respect for my game.”
What do Ben Smith and former basketball coach Dave Leitao have in common?
They burned their respective programs to the ground.
We pay tribute to Thomas for making it in Coach Crowder's system which is diametrically opposed to Smith's draw-a-blue-line around the boards-no checking system. Crowder obviously didn't have any respect for any of Smith's players who were pushed out of the program.
We also want to thank Benny for leaving NU to coach women's hockey.
January 28, 1999
Aaron it out: Cabot needs lift
This piece ran in the NU News this week. These two paragraphs have been taken from that story.
“We have a desire to move ahead,” said Northeastern President Richard Freeland. “It has become clear that we need to get the facility fixed up, but it is one in a list of items that will require some fund raising.”
If we want a basketball program that we can be proud of, instead of near the bottom of the conference, which we have been for the past four years, then we need facilities that will attract top recruits.
Facilities?
We have a beautiful facility. It's called Matthew's Arena.
Why the hell is that not suitable anymore?
Could it be because the school makes more money renting the ice?
So while the suits try to work on the "Master Plan", the program sinks lower and lower.
Great job guys. Keep up the good work!!!
Check our column on this topic: The Fall of a Dynasty
January 28, 1999
The NU basketball team announced the signing of Gokboru (George) Aygar 6-10, 235 from Ankara, Turkey
He's currently playing at Bunker Hill Community College
Majoring in liberal arts, 3.87gpa (honor student)
This scouting report comes courtesy of Bunker Hill coach Chris Jones.
Outstanding player -- 22ppg, 14 rpg, 6.5 bpg Named All-America National Small College Athletic Assoc. Div. 3. (MCommCollAA)
He came in looking for us. Got him into school. Brother working in area, wanted younger brother to have opportunity.
Played junior nationals for Turkey--I was familiar because I had played in Europe. Skill level has to pretty high.
Tremendous timing, shot blocker, rebounder. great post moves. Loves to play center. Rare for Europeans. Most like to play facing basket. All around rare kid. Wants to do well on and off the court. Also looked at by DePaul, BC, but I think Northeastern is a good level for him. I think he'll be a standout -- that level won't overwhelm him. DePaul I think would have been more than he can chew at first. NU level he can learn and get necessary playing time in order to mature as a player.
January 21, 1999
Sophomore guard Marcus Blossom is tenth in the nation in steals, averaging 3.3 per game. Blossom has been the lone bright spot in another dismal season for the Huskies, who continue their slide to the depths of the America East. Blossom is also averaging a team high 16 points-per-game.
January 21, 1999
It was reported in the Boston herald that sophomore defenseman Arik Engbrecht, who injured his back lifting weights during off-season workouts, will be redshirted for the 1998-99 season. Engbrecht is expected to fully recover and be in uniform for the Huskies next year. He will have three years of eligibility remaining.
January 20, 1999
It was reported in the Boston Herald today that freshman defenseman Jim Fahey will be out indefinitely with a broken left hand. The story said that he has been playing with it broken for weeks, which explains his fall-off in production lately.
January 12, 1999
The NU basketball team lost another game tonight, 90-70. The Huskies continue to slide into territory that was previously reserved for UNH. From the luxury seat in the half opened stands I sat in at Cabot Gym, I can tell you one thing the Huskies are regressing not progressing and there is no relief in sight for the program. They are small and have way too many players who cannot score.
January 11, 1999
Slippery Shawn Walsh is at it again. In the college hockey notebook in the Boston Herald Monday, The Slippery One was spewing about what an ambassador BU transfer Brendan Walsh is to the Maine program. Brendan Walsh had a rap sheet at BU almost as impressive as some of the most infamous "student athletes" at Maine. Jack Parker couldn't rehabilitate him but Slippery Shawn Walsh can. Please! We can all feel good about The Slippery One saving another lost soul. Watch out Jerry Tarkanian.
January 6, 1999
I just got done watching the UCONN-BC basketball game on telvision. After I got over my initial happiness of seeing the Ducks( that's what we call the Eagles) lose yet another game, I got sick seeing our former coach Jim Calhoun roaming the sidelines. He is a constant reminder of the glory days of the NU basketball program and it also reminds us how low we have sunk.
January 6, 1999
Our hero Slippery Shawn Walsh is at it again. The word out of Orono is that Maine cannot admit Chris Purslow. No details were given but it can mean any number of things. Most likely, Purslow is not eligible academically. OK, OK, stop laughing. We know that's impossible in Orono. Don't forget Maine is the school that took basketball transfer Marcus Wills, who any Husky supporter knows couldn't pass wind when he was at NU and wouldn't even have been accepted to BC's night school with Jay Murphy in the early 80's, but is allowed in Maine.
We think Slippery is trying to send a message that he is cleaning up the program. Come on Slippery!!
Remember, a tiger can't change its stripes.
January 5, 1999
The NU basketball team continues it's free fall, losing to Towson 62-52. How much lower can the Huskies sink? Some league coaches have said off the record that Towson could be the worst team in the history of the league this year. And they beat us by 10. When is the administration going to do the right thing and fix the program? It's quickly becoming a disgrace.
January 3, 1999
The basketball team played on television and put on another stellar performance today losing to Delaware 80-57. The depths that this program has fallen to is horrible.
For the young or new fans out there who don't know, NU was once the unbeatable power of the league. Reggie Lewis, Perry Moss, Mark Halsel, Andre LaFleur....all starred for the Huskies at Mattews Arena, now we have lazy Lattimore at the Cabot Gym(sub-standard high school facility).
How the mighty have fallen.
January 3, 1999
Bambi loses another big game!!!!!
Our new favorite player is Miami Dolphin defensive lineman Trace Armstrong. Thankfully, Armstrong put an end to the mighty midget's season and we won't have to hear about him again until next year. Once again the rodeo clown had impressive numbers but lost a big game (ie. Penn State, West Virginia, Bowl Games). We have two words for Dougie--DUMMY HERO. All you wrestling fans know the other two words we have for him.
Of course immediately after the game, the dwarf blamed everyone but himself. Three turnovers will not get it done. You stunk. Grow!
During the week leading up to the game, the malice that other players have for the BC Hawk(baby eagle) was evident. Dolphin cornerback Sam Madison responded to Dougie's early crying that the Dolphin's clutch and grab a lot. Madison called Pee Wee a 5'5" guy who can't see over the defensive line. He also said our little idol was overrated and that anyone could play quarterback with Eric Moulds and Andre Reed as your wide receivers(true: look what happened last week when Bambi was out). He also said he wanted to stuff Flutie Flakes down Bambi's throat. Yeah Baby!!!
Although we can't stand him and can't wait for him to go away forever, we give credit when credit is due. Bambi was one of the best backup quarterbacks in the NFL this year.
All true NU fans should rejoice today. We hate BC. The midget is from BC. We hate Bambi.
December 31, 1998
Jim Murphy was cut by the Patriots yesterday. "Murp" was let go because the Pats wanted a veteran quarterback to back up Scott Zolack. They signed Todd Philcox.
According to the Boston Globe Murphy was allocated to NFL Europe by the team, but still may be consider him after he gets some playing time abroad.
"It's tough to see Murphy go," said Drew Bledsoe. "He's a great guy and did a lot to get us ready while he was here."
Another reason to love Drew.
Todd Philcox? Please. Hopefully Murphy will catch on with someone else. A team that is run by someone other than Pete "the poodle" and Bob "kiss my ring" Kraft.
December 25, 1998
It was reported today in the Boston Globe that former NU football star Jim Murphy may be activated for Sundasy's game against the New York Jets.
December 25, 1998
The Hockey East announced this week that junior forward Roger Holeczy was named the Heaton Defensive Player of the Week. Holeczy led the Husky penalty-killing unit to seven kills against Princeton on Sunday for the 4-3 win.
December 24, 1998
J.F. AUBE NAMED TO ECHL ALL-STAR SQUAD
Former NU star and current Charlotte Checkers right wing J.F. Aube has been named to the ECHL's Southern Conference All-Star Team, it was announced this afternoon by the league office. This is Aube's second All-Star selection. The Checkers leading scorer with 31 points on 11 goals and 20 assists, Aube has recorded 12 multi-point games this season, while scoring a point in 17 of Charlotte's 25 games. Aube will participate in the skills competition on Jan. 12 prior to the annual showcase of hockey's future stars. The ECHL All-Star Game is Wed., Jan. 13 in Biloxi, Miss., and will be televised by ESPN2, tape-delayed, on Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. Also, ECHL Radio, in conjunction with NHL Radio, will broadcast the game live. Steve Carroll, Ted Sator and Jim Cox will handle the broadcast duties for ECHL Radio.
December 21, 1998
December 18, 1998
Former NU star goalie Marc Robitialle was on Fox New England tonight when his AHL St. John's Maple Leafs played in Hartford. The announcers said that Robi, who appears to be progressing very quickly, is thought of very highly by the brass in Toronto. At last check, Robitaille's record was 5-9 with a 3.09 goals against average.
December 17, 1998
Did anyone happen to see the propaganda piece in the Globe today about Slippery Shawn Walsh and his now "diversified roster?"
Anyone who is into comedy should read how the Outlaw has put his house back in order and so on.
Some excerpts from the story: Our commentary is in italics:
Referring to probation and being suspended for a year:
"It was a long process that really got dragged out," he said. "We were really in limbo for a long time. It was humbling. It's a difficult thing to go through, and I wouldn't wish it on anybody."
It was a dragged out process because Walsh and his stooges didn't cooperate. It cost the president of the school his job. Hey, Slippery, you brought it on yourself so stop the martyr routine--I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Hah!
"The best thing I think we did is we didn't get caught up in whether it was fair or not."
Oh really, Slippery? Then why did you take the Hockey East to court when they banned you and your mercenaries from the league playoffs?
"I'm thrilled we've been able to recover as quickly and efficiently as we have less scholarships than anybody else."
Less scholarships? No more hiding guys in Nova Scotia I guess.
"We focused a little on Europe. We changed our recruiting areas slightly."
You had to changed your recruiting areas because you can't get in any self-respecting parent's house who knows of you seedy past.
"Hockey is one sport where you can recover. It's a buyer's market."
Well Slippery, if anyone would know it's a buyer's market-- it would certainly be you.
"I made mistakes. I should have been more detailed. I assumed I understood the rules. I was asked to throw out the first pitch at Fenway Park in July of 1993. The athletic department invited all the players who were in New England at the time to join me on the mound and got 15 tickets for them. The NCAA told me it was a violation because not every student at Maine got a free ticket to a Red Sox game."
You've been a head coach of a major college hockey program for 14 years and you don't know the rules. So ignorance is an excuse for breaking the law after all.
Was this the only violation? The NCAA investigated for 18 months and this was all they found? No wonder you guys are pissed, Slippery.
Let's just say, for arguments sake,this was the only violation the NCAA had on Slippery. This is similar to Elliot Ness nailing Al Capone for tax evasion.
"The biggest thing I've tried to do is be consistent and run the program the same way I did when I got here 15 years ago."
Now. Now. Now, Slippery. Isn't that what's gotten you in trouble in the first place?
Senior forward Jason Vitorino said, "I think hardest part was they took two years away from us."
No Jason. Your coach, Slippery Shawn Walsh, took two years away from you. No one forced you to stay there and no forced you to be part of the chicanery that went on there. Your lucky that the NCAA doesn't really pay attention to hockey like they do football or basketball or the Outlaw and the Maine program would have gotten slapped with the Death Penalty, like you deserved. If half the stories out there about you and your program are true, Slippery, you should have been banned from coaching.
We have felt all along that Slippery Shawn Walsh and his renegade program have been, are, and always will be an embarrassment to the Hockey East and should have been kicked out of the league a long time ago.
December 16, 1998
Leon Hayward was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week. Hayward had two goals and an assist and was named the second star in Sunday's game agianst Maine.
December 14,1998
If you haven't recieved it in the mail yet, NU has officially signed to play BC in football October 2, 1999. The athletic department has sent out an order form to season ticket holders for tickets.
Let's hope the the burial won't be too bad and if were lucky we can get the Eagles to dump the game just like they did against Pitt a few years ago.
December 13, 1998
This tidbit was in the Sunday Boston Globe:
Texas Ranger general manager, Doug Melvin on former NU baseball star Carlos Pena. "I called him after we signed Rafeal Palmeiro, so he didn't think we'd given up on him, and he told me we did the right thing and that he thought we should do that and that he'd just go about his business working to make the big leagues. What a person. In two years, Raffy will be wanting to hit full-time and Carlos will have his chance, but I have to say this is one of the most intelligent, special people I've met in the game."
High praise, but these words should come as no surprise to people in the NU community. We've know this about Pena since the first day he set foot on Huntington Ave.
December 13, 1998
File this under, Why?
Former NU coach, Ben Smith has been hired as a consultant for the men's and women's hockey programs at Quinnipiac. Hopefully for Quinnipiac's sake, Smith, who compiled an unimpressive 70-92-18 from 1991-96 with the Huskies and had a one win season at Dartmouth, will do a better job for them than he did with NU and Dartmouth.
December 10, 1998
The NU hoop squad improved to 4-3 with 61-55 win over St. Peter's in New Jersey Wednesday night. The Huskie were led by junior guard Terry Kringe (below), who had 17 points.
Northeastern led in this game 55-45 with under five minutes to play. But St. Peter's then scored the next ten points, and with a minute left, the game was suddenly tied. But with 33 seconds left, Husky senior guard Harold Miller used a Lin Lattimore screen and drained a 15-foot jump shot to put NU ahead, 57-55. Changa Adams then blocked Jake Holmes's shot to give NU the ball back, and Miller sank two free throws for a four point lead. Adams then sealed the win by hitting two more free throws, for a final of Huskies 61, Peacocks 55.
NU built on their 26-21 halftime advantage, mainly due to the strong shooting of Kringe, who scored 13 second half points, including nailing three three-pointers. Kringe scored a game-high 17 points, while Miller had 11 and five assists and Jean Bain chipped in with 11 off the bench. Those three players scored 27 of NU's 35 second half points. For the game, NU limited St. Peter's to 38.5 percent file goal shooting. With the win, Northeastern improves to 4-3.
December 9, 1998
Jean Bain, a redshirt freshman guard from Medford has been named the America East Rookie of the Week. Bain hepled spark the Huskies in a closely fought battle against crosstown archrival Boston University.
December 3, 1998
America East Scoring Leaders
Name Avg Team
1. Mike Pegues 26.8 Delaware
2. Andy Bedard 24.7 Maine
3. Marcus Blossom 17.4 Northeastern
4. Tobe Carberry 16.8 Vermont
5. Tony Orciari 14.0 Vermont
6. Norman Richardson 13.7 Hofstra
7. Nate Fox 12.2 Maine
8. John Gordon 12.0 Delaware
9. Greg Miller 11.8 Delaware
10. Allen Ledbetter 11.7 Maine
13. Harold Miller 10.4 Northeastern
14. Jean Bain 10.2 Northeastern
16. Terry Kringe 9.8 Northeastern
24. Changa Adams 7.4 Northeastern
26. Lin Lattimore 7.2 Northeastern
34. Kareen Harris 2.6 Northeastern
36. Tim West 1.6 Northeastern
40. John Green .6 Northeastern
41. Michael Rainey .4 Northeastern
December 2, 1998
The Hockey East announced today that NU freshman forward Willie Levesque was named:
Koho Rookie of the Week:
WILLIE LEVESQUE, NORTHEASTERN: FR F (Vineyard Haven, MA) recorded his first career hat trick, including the game-winner, in the Huskies' 5-1 win over Army.
December 2, 1998
Congratulations to the three members of the Husky Football team who where named New England All-Stars by the Football Writers of New England.
Steve Kives-the senior inside linebacker has been the heart and soul of the ferocious NU defense for 3 seasons. Kives has as much to do with the Huskies unprecedented success as anybody. He will be sorely missed.
Andre Dixon-cornerbacks of his quality are scarce in 1AA football. Dixon has been a stalwart for coach Gallup. When he wasn't forcing quarterbacks to throw to the other side of the field he was making big plays against the one dumb enough to challenge him.
Dave Klemic-only a sophomore, Klemic has turned the school receiving records upside down. A big play speed-burner, he routinely turned nothing plays into spectacular touchdowns. Gallup will count on Klemic to help the program continue its resurgence.
Atlantic 10 All-Conference
First Team
Steve Kives, LB, Northeastern, Sr.
Andre Dixon, DB, Northeastern, Sr.
Second Team
Dave Klemic, WR, Northeastern, So.
Doug Tillberg, DT, Northeastern, So.
Zach Falconer, LB, Northeastern, Jr.
Third Team
Seth Huber, C, Northeastern, Sr.
Brian Hayden, LB, Northeastern, Jr.
December 2, 1998
The NU basketball team lost to Marquette 82-68 Tuesday. The Huskies were led by Terry Kringe, who had 21 points including the first 19 of the game.
NORTHEASTERN (68)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Lattimore 35 2-6 0-0 1-4 1 3 4
Miller 33 5-12 0-0 1-3 7 2 12
Adams 29 5-7 1-2 3-6 0 5 11
Kringe 37 8-11 0-0 1-2 1 2 21
Blossom 33 3-11 1-1 0-1 2 3 7
Bond 2 0-1 1-2 0-1 0 0 1
West 1 1-1 0-2 2-3 0 0 2
Bain 12 4-7 0-0 0-5 2 3 8
Harris 5 1-2 0-2 0-0 1 2 2
Rainey 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Wright 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Spiers 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Green 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
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TOTALS 200 29-59 3-9 8-25 14 23 68
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Percentages: FG-.492, FT-.333. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (Miller 2-4, Kringe 5-8, Blossom 0-1,
Bond 0-1, Bain 0-2, Harris 0-1). Team rebounds:
1. Blocked shots: 3 (Adams, Blossom, Wright).
Turnovers: 13 (Adams 4, Miller 4, Blossom 2,
Bain, Harris, Kringe). Steals: 8 (Blossom 3,
Kringe 3, Adams, Lattimore).
MARQUETTE (82)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Bargen 31 7-12 2-5 3-8 3 2 16
Wardle 31 7-11 8-9 3-4 1 1 22
Lovette 30 8-14 5-9 5-10 2 0 21
Cliff 28 4-10 3-3 1-3 3 1 12
Henry 32 1-4 3-4 0-3 5 3 5
Duffy 1 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2
Miller 8 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 2
Diggs 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Harris 5 0-1 0-0 1-3 0 0 0
Mueller 2 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
Polonowski 13 1-4 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
Nnamaka 5 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
Clausen 7 0-2 0-0 3-5 0 1 0
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TOTALS 200 29-63 23-33 19-39 14 10 82
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Percentages: FG-.460, FT-.697. 3-Point Goals:
1-10, .100 (Bargen 0-1, Wardle 0-2, Lovette 0-1,
Cliff 1-4, Henry 0-2). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked
shots: 4 (Bargen, Wardle, Nnamaka, Clausen).
Turnovers: 12 (Clausen 3, Cliff 3, Bargen 2,
Henry, Lovette, Nnamaka, Wardle). Steals: 6
(Bargen 2, Cliff 2, Henry, Polonowski).
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Northeastern 34 34 - 68
Marquette 38 44 - 82
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Technical fouls: None. A: 8,270. Officials:
Larry Lembo, Dan Fouser, John Higgins.
December 1, 1998
U.S. College Hockey Online Division I Poll
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 North Dakota (25) 8-1-1 295 1
2 Colorado College (5) 10-2-0 270 2
3 Maine 9-1-1 208 6
4 Michigan 9-2-2 204 4
5 Boston College 7-3-1 174 3
6 Notre Dame 9-3-2 132 5
7 New Hampshire 8-2-1 120 7
8 Michigan State 8-3-2 106 8
9 Ferris State 9-3-2 51 -
10 Denver 7-3-0 30 9
Others receiving votes: Princeton 25, Colgate 17,
Northern Michigan 6, St Lawrence 6, Clarkson 2,
Minnesota 2, Wisconsin 1, Ohio State 1
U.S. College Hockey Online Women's Poll
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 New Hampshire (7) 5-0-3 93 1
2 Brown (2) 3-0-3 92 3
3 Harvard (1) 5-1-0 84 2
4 Minnesota 5-1-1 70 5
5 Northeastern 3-1-2 58 4
6 Providence 3-1-2 53 6
7 Dartmouth 4-2-1 33 8
8 Princeton 5-3-0 31 7
Others receiving votes: Cornell 6
November 30, 1998
This has nothing with NU but I just can't help myself.
Doug Flutie's unbeaten streak at Foxboro Stadium ended today at the hands of a Drew Bledsoe and the Patriots.
THANK GOD!!! I'm so sick of hearing about Buffalo's backup quarterback..
After the game we had to listen to the vertically challenged Flutie whine, cry and complain that the refs screwed them. Shut up, Bambi!! The Bills got more phantom pass interference calls today than any team ever..
Flutie had a great career at BC, so why can't people around here just leave it at that instead of ramming him down our throats claiming he never got a fair chance in the NFL. He did get plenty of chances, with 3 teams to be exact, the Rams, Bears and Pats.
WEEI's Eddie Andelman likes to say "Flutie has It." Andelman wouldn't know "IT" if it bit him in his big rear end.
You know who has "IT" DREW BLEDSOE!!!
<Bledsoe--NFL ALL PRO, Probable future Hall of Famer
<Bambi--CFL(TagRush)Legend, Same hair style since 1985
November 29, 1998
The NU basketball team was crushed by 20th ranked New Mexico in the Lobo Classic. This story was taken from the Associated Press.
Lobos' Balanced Attack Buries Northeastern
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Six 3-pointers, 20 points and a couple of stitches to the chin. All part of a good night for New Mexico guard Kevin Henry.
No. 20 New Mexico scored the first 14 points, and Henry hit six 3s in the first half Saturday in the Lobos' 93-61 win over Northeastern in the championship game of the Lobo Classic.
Henry cut his chin in a collision with the court following his first 3-pointer 2˝ minutes into the game.
He left the game long enough to get the cut closed, then returned to hit 5 of 7 more shots from behind the arc in the first 20 minutes.
With leading scorer Lamont Long -- who went into the game averaging 30 points a game -- taking just seven shots, Henry, Damion Walker and reserve guard Tim Lightfoot took up the scoring load. Walker finished with 19 points and Lightfoot scored 15. Long had 14.
"Lamont's a great player, but when he can't score 30, other players have to step up," Henry said.
New Mexico (4-0) scored virtually at will for 40 minutes against the shorter, slower Huskies (2-2), who opened the night with back-to-back turnovers, missed their first eight shots and shot 34.7 percent for the game.
A 12-foot jumper by Marcus Blossom ended Northeastern's scoring drought with 14:02 left in the opening half, and the Huskies managed to cut the deficit to 24-18 with 8:00 left.
But that was as close as they got. A patched-up Henry hit his second of three consecutive 3's and New Mexico went on a 16-6 run to end the half with a 45-24 lead.
New Mexico opened the second half with 10 straight points. Damion Walker started that run with back-to-back jumpers and Henry, Lamont Long and John Robinson contributed inside baskets.
With Northeastern's defense targeting Long -- who had scored 92 points in the season's first three games -- Henry repeatedly found himself open in the first half.
"We wanted to contain Long and we did, but Henry got away from us," said Northeastern coach Rudy Keeling.
New Mexico continues to play without senior center Kenny Thomas, the Lobos' leading scorer and rebounder. Thomas is sitting out the first semester as part of an agreement with the NCAA that settled a dispute over his eligibility during his freshman season.
Keeling said when the 6-foot-8, 250-pound Thomas returns to the lineup on Dec. 19, New Mexico should certainly warrant its Top 25 ranking.
"They have a bunch of shooters and when you add the big kid, they're going to be very, very good," Keeling said.
Defensively, New Mexico's bigger frontline shut down the Huskies' inside offense. The Huskies hit just two of their first 13 shots and most of Northeastern's offense the rest of the night came from the outside shooting of its guards, Blossom and Harold Miller.
Blossom scored 15 points and Miller 10.
Huskies' center Changa Adams went scoreless and backup John Green scored 2 points.
New Mexico center Greg Davis had a career-high 11 rebounds and Robinson, the freshman point guard, had a season-high nine assists.
Marcus Blossom is squeezed by two New Mexico defenders.
NORTHEASTERN (61)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Bond 11 3-5 0-0 1-2 0 0 8
West 2 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 4
Bain 18 2-10 1-2 0-3 1 1 5
Miller 23 3-11 2-2 1-2 1 1 10
Lattimore 17 1-4 1-2 1-3 1 0 3
Gross 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Harris 8 1-4 0-0 0-1 0 0 2
Rainey 7 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 1 2
Kringe 28 0-6 0-0 0-1 2 1 0
Wright 15 5-6 0-0 6-7 2 4 10
Blossom 27 6-14 1-2 0-2 0 3 15
Adams 16 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 5 0
Spiers 4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 1 0
Green 23 1-4 0-0 4-5 0 3 2
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TOTALS 200 25-72 5-10 14-29 7 20 61
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Percentages: FG-.347, FT-.500. 3-Point Goals:
6-21, .286 (Bond 2-3, Bain 0-1, Miller 2-6, Gross
0-1, Harris 0-1, Kringe 0-5, Blossom 2-4). Team
rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 2 (Bond, Adams).
Turnovers: 13 (Blossom 2, Lattimore 2, Rainey 2,
Adams, Bond, Green, Harris, Kringe, Miller,
Wright). Steals: 7 (Adams, Blossom, Bond, Green,
Miller, West, Wright).
NEW MEXICO (93)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Long 36 4-7 6-6 2-5 2 0 14
Davis 31 1-3 3-4 3-11 0 0 5
Lightfoot 14 6-10 1-1 0-2 1 4 15
Henry 29 7-14 0-0 1-2 1 2 20
Gaulden 11 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 2
White 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Smith 21 4-6 2-2 1-5 2 3 10
Robinson 27 2-3 1-2 0-2 9 3 6
Andrews 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Kelly 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Walker 24 6-8 7-9 2-6 3 2 19
Hannah 4 0-0 2-4 0-0 0 0 2
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TOTALS 200 31-54 22-28 9-34 20 14 93
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Percentages: FG-.574, FT-.786. 3-Point Goals:
9-20, .450 (Long 0-1, Lightfoot 2-5, Henry 6-11,
Gaulden 0-1, Robinson 1-2). Team rebounds: 6.
Blocked shots: 4 (Davis 2, Walker, Gaulden).
Turnovers: 15 (Walker 4, Smith 3, Davis 2, Henry
2, Long 2, Robinson, White). Steals: 7 (Long 2,
Robinson 2, Hannah, Henry, Lightfoot).
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Northeastern 24 37 - 61
New Mexico 45 48 - 93
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Technical fouls: None. A: 17,421. Officials:
Rich Ballesteros, Tim Marion, Bill Kennedy.
November 28, 1998
The NU Huskies defeated LaSalle, 92-85 in overtime in the first round of the Lobo Classic and will play host New Mexico Saturday night in the title game. The Huskies had five players in double figures and were again led by sophomore guard Marcus Blossom who had 25 points. The win improved NU's record to 2-1.
LaSalle (85)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Thomas 44 5-15 4-7 0-2 0 4 18
Jordan 34 0-1 2-2 4-6 0 2 2
Wesson 44 8-13 4-5 5-10 1 4 20
Carr 45 8-23 6-8 2-5 7 2 25
Blanks 40 3-12 6-7 0-4 1 3 14
Jones 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0
Collins 10 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 3 2
Peebles 2 1-1 2-3 1-2 0 1 4
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TOTALS 225 26-67 24-32 13-30 9 23 85
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Percentages: FG-.388, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
9-29, .310 (Thomas 4-9, Carr 3-11, Blanks 2-8,
Jones 0-1). Team rebounds: 7. Blocked shots: 1
(Thomas). Turnovers: 11 (Blanks 3, Jones 2,
Wesson 2, Carr, Jordan, Thomas). Steals: 2
(Blanks 2).
NORTHEASTERN (92)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Bond 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Lattimore 37 4-9 6-8 2-5 0 4 14
Adams 33 4-5 2-4 4-10 0 4 10
Kringe 39 6-8 2-4 1-1 3 3 19
Blossom 38 8-15 8-8 0-10 3 2 25
West 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Bain 18 2-4 2-2 2-2 2 4 8
Miller 31 4-10 4-4 0-1 3 0 14
Harris 7 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 3 2
Rainey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Green 16 0-1 0-0 1-3 0 3 0
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TOTALS 225 29-56 24-30 10-34 11 23 92
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Percentages: FG-.518, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
10-22, .455 (Bond 0-1, Lattimore 0-2, Kringe 5-5,
Blossom 1-5, Bain 2-3, Miller 2-5, Harris 0-1).
Team rebounds: 3. Blocked shots: 5 (Adams 3,
Lattimore 2). Turnovers: 12 (Adams 3, Bain 2,
Harris 2, Lattimore 2, Blossom, Green, Miller).
Steals: 4 (Blossom 2, Kringe, Lattimore).
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La Salle 30 42 13 - 85
Northeastern 28 44 20 - 92
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Technical fouls: None. A: 17,377. Officials:
Bill Kennedy, Duane Allen, Winston Stith.
November 26, 1998
Former NU star quarterback, Jim Murphy was signed by the New England Patriots to their practice squad. Murphy, who was cut at the end of training camp, will play as Doug Flutie on the scout team in practice in preparation for Buffalo's visit to Foxboro this week. At 6'3, Murphy will be hard pressed to imitate Bambi, who stands about 5'5.
Congratulations Murph!!!!
November 25, 1998
The football team ended its' season last week in disappointing fashion with a 20-14 loss to Maine.
The Huskies finished with a 5-6 record, losing their last four games. The turning point seemed to be the Richmond game when kicker Joe Connolly missed a game-tying extra point late in the game. NU never recovered from this loss.
While the missed kick was huge, the whole team and coaching staff should share responsibility. They had a chance to score after the missed PAT but mismanaged the clock, misused their remaing time-out and were forced to try a Hail Mary pass instead of a field goal.
After that they played just well enough to lose in the three remaining games. We found this quote from Tony Morales disturbing.
“It’s been a frustrating season, knowing that you could be up there right now with the rankings and just losing by one point and all that,” Morales said.
He continued. “It kills you. It just kills the emotion on the team. After we lost that Richmond game, it seemed like it all went downhill from there. People at UConn (weren’t) in it emotionally, and to me, the team didn’t even care when we went down to JMU.”
The Richmond game was a tough loss, but in football you only play once a week and if you can't get up or excited to play then maybe you should try something else. It's up to the coaches and the leaders on the team to make sure what Morales is talking about doesn't happen.
Overall, it was an important season for Barry Gallup and his Huskies. They answered a lot of questions, and were very competitive. They did a great job replacing almost all the skill position players on offense and will need to do the same on defense next year. With his last few recruiting classes Gallup has increased the talent level dramatically. Hopefully, that will reflect in the win column next year.
November 25, 1998
The NU basketball team split their first two games, beating Brown 69-59 and losing to Army 85-72. The Huskies have been led by sophomore guard Marcus Blossom.
The dogs will play LaSalle in the first round of the Lobo Classic this weekend and will face either Cornell or New Mexico the next night. On the way back they will stop in Michigan to play Marquette. These are the only decent games on an otherwise pathetic non-league schedule.
November 23, 1998
U.S. College Hockey Online Division I Poll
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 North Dakota (22) 6-1-1 292 1
2 Colorado College (7) 8-2-0 261 3
3 Boston College 6-2-1 213 2
4 Michigan (1) 8-2-1 181 8
5 Notre Dame 9-2-2 162 4
6 Maine 7-1-1 152 7
7 New Hampshire 7-1-1 142 6
8 Michigan State 7-2-2 132 5
9 Denver 7-3-0 32 10
10 St. Lawrence 6-2-0 28 -
Others receiving votes: Princeton 14, Ferris State 13,
Northern Michigan 9, Colgate 8, Ohio State 3,
St. Cloud 2, Wisconsin 2, Cornell 1, Minnesota 1,
Providence 1, Yale 1
U.S. College Hockey Online Women's Poll
Team (First Place Votes) Record Pts Last
1 New Hampshire (8) 5-0-1 96 1
2 Harvard (1) 5-1-0 87 3
3 Brown (1) 2-0-2 83 2
4 Northeastern 2-0-2 71 4
5 Minnesota 3-1-1 63 5
6 Providence 2-1-1 45 7
7 Princeton 5-1-0 39 6
8 Dartmouth 3-2-1 32 -
Others receiving votes: Cornell 4
November 5, 1998
The Boston Herald reported today that the Huskies have received a verbal commitment form BC High star center, Mike Ryan. In case you missed it we were the first to report this on Monday October 26, 1998. Although Paul works for the Herald he has little control over the content of the paper.We do, however, have control over our content so when we get the inside scoop from our sources we'll pass it on to you immediately.
November 5, 1998
The NU basketball opened up their season with an exhibition win over the BABC Alumni Tuesday night, 89-82. The Huskies had four players score in double figures and were led by Harold Miller's 18.
Former NU star Anthony Brown suited up for the BABC which also features several other players with local ties, including: Dan Delgardo and James Brown from BU, Trent Forbes who played at Providence and Sean Ryan of Andover and Monmouth University.
BABC
Mn FG GA FT TA OR TR A PF Pt.
Dan Delgardo 23 6 19 0 0 3 6 0 2 16
Quinton Burton 33 4 7 4 4 3 6 1 3 14
James Brown 22 1 5 0 0 1 3 1 5 2
Sean Ryan 22 2 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 5
Curtis McCants 29 10 20 3 5 0 1 3 4 26
Anthony Brown 20 3 7 2 6 1 4 1 3 10
Herman Banks 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Trent Forbes 23 0 4 3 3 0 1 1 3 3
Sean Williams 13 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 6
Craig Berry 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Kevin Willard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 200 29 72 12 18 11 31 9 23 82
PCT. _ FG .403, FT .667. 3-PT. FG _ 12-18, .333 (Delgardo 4-13, Burton 2-4, Ryan 1-2, McCants 3-9, Brown 2-4, Forbes 0-4). TEAM REBOUNDS _ 3. BLOCKS _ 0. TURNOVERS _ 14. STEALS _ 12.
NORTHEASTERN
Mn FG GA FT TA OR TR A PF Pt.
Lin Lattimore 35 7 10 1 1 1 5 2 2 16
Changa Adams 18 4 5 0 0 3 5 0 4 8
Harold Miller 22 6 11 2 3 1 5 3 3 18
Terry Kringe 36 4 9 2 2 0 1 5 3 10
Marcus Blossom 27 5 12 4 4 1 9 4 0 14
Cortez Bond 5 1 2 1 2 2 3 0 0 3
Tim West 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
Jean Bain 19 2 7 2 4 1 3 4 2 6
Kareen Harris 11 2 4 2 2 1 3 0 2 6
Michael Rainey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alaster Spiers 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 2
John Green 20 1 4 4 6 3 9 0 1 6
TOTALS 200 33 66 18 25 15 50 18 20 89
PCT. _ FG .500, FT .720. 3-PT. FG _ 5-13, .385 (Lattimore 1-2, Miller 4-5, Kringe 0-3, Bond 0-1, Bain 0-1, Harrins 0-1). TEAM REBOUNDS _ 2. BLOCKS _ 3. TURNOVERS _ 19. STEALS _ 8.
BABC 39 43 -- 82
NU 52 37 -- 89
OFFICIALS -- Gary Pucino, Ken Schreiber, William Stock. ATT _ NA.
November 5, 1998
Many of the major basketball preseason publications are out and it appears the Huskies have their work cut out for them.
Street & Smith picks NU to finish eighth
The Sporting News also picks the Dogs for eighth and had this for an outlook:
The Huskies have plenty of gaps in their lineup, particularly up front. But coach Rudy Keeling is excited about this recruiting class, which could help make the future bright. For now, Miller, Lattimore and Kringe must improve their production, and a couple of fresh faces must produce, or last year's 9-9 will seem like nirvana.
Newcomers:
Jean Bain, G, 5-11/Fr. (RS)
Cortez Bond, G, 6-5/Jr. (JC)
Tyrone Hammick, F, 6-6/Jr. (JC)
Michael Rainey, C/F, 6-8/Fr,
Marquis Wright, F, 6-7/Fr.
Tim West, F, 6-6/Fr. (RS)
November 3, 1998
Six former Huskies to the 20th anniversary team for the America East Conference.
AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE 20TH YEAR TEAM
Jim Calhoun Coach 1979-86 NU
Bill Herrion Coach 1991-Present Drexel
Mike Jarvis Coach 1985-90 BU
Rick Pitino Coach 1979-83 BU
Tunji Awojobi Player 1993-97 BU
Vin Baker Player 1989-93 Hartford
Eddie Benton Player 1992-96 Vermont
Mike Ferrara Player 1979-81 Colgate
Ray Hall Player 1981-85 Canisius
Mark Halsel Player 1980-84 NU
Pete Harris Player 1979-81 NU
Brian Holden Player 1990-95 BU/Drexel
Andre LaFleur Player 1983-87 NU
Reggie Lewis Player 1983-87 NU
Perry Moss Player 1979-82 NU
Ron Perry Player 1979-80 Holy Cross
Kevin RobersonPlayer 1988-92 Vermont
Malik Rose Player 1992-96 Drexel
Greg Smith Player 1993-97 Delaware
Stu Haskell Admin.1988-97 Confernce
November 3,1998
The America East pre-season coaches poll and All-Conference team.
Coaches' Poll
1. Delaware (8) 97
2. Hofstra (1) 83
3. BU 72
4. Drexel 71
5. Maine (1) 61
6. Vermont 57
7. Northeastern 43
8. Hartford 27
9. Towson 21
10. New Hamp. 18
All-Conference
Justin Bailey, Hartford
Craig Claxton, Hofstra
Joe Linderman, Drexel
Walter Brown, BU
Mike Pegues, Delaware
November 3,1998
By PAUL PERILLO (Boston Herald Nov.4)
With Jim Calhoun and Mike Jarvis in the same room at yesterday's America East Media Day, it was only natural that the talk centered around the Northeastern-Boston University rivalry that dominated the league in the 80's.
Both were on hand to accept awards as members of the league's 20th Year Team. Both were also quick to remember their roots as pioneers in the ever-growing conference.
``People always ask me why we're such a great road team,'' said Calhoun, who has spent the last 11 years leading UConn's highly regarded program in the Big East.
``I tell them you've never played at BU or up in Buffalo for the Canisius-Niagara trip. You don't know what it's like to be in the Aud and be so cold you need an extra pair of socks. That's road basketball.''
Calhoun coached in the America East (then North Atlantic) for seven years (1979-86) at Northeastern, winning 250 games and making six trips to the NCAA tournament. He spent most of that time battling his cross-town nemisis, BU, coached first by Rick Pitino and then Jarvis.
``Those were great times,'' said Jarvis, who went on to George Washington before joining Calhoun this year in the Big East with St. John's. ``The thing you really remember are the players, though. That's what made the rivalry so special. Whether it's the Big East or the North Atlantic, it's the same.''
And it's getting better and better for the America East. The league enjoyed perhaps its greatest success as a whole last year, with three games seperating the top seven teams.
Delaware is the defending champ, and the coaches pick to repeat. They are followed closely by Hofstra, BU and Drexel. A potential wild card team is Maine, as they add a pair of Boston College transfers Andy Bedard and Nate Fox into the mix.
Vermont and its exciting sophomore guard Tony Orciari is picked sixth, with Northeastern, Hartford, Towson and New Hampshire rounding out the 10-team league.
``It's an exciting time because there are several teams that have to feel they have a chance to win this thing,'' said Hofstra coach Jay Wright. ``In the past, Drexel or BU were obvious preseason picks. Now you'd have to say Delaware has an edge, but not by much.''
Locally, BU is coming off a 19-11 season that ended in the conference championship game. Coach Dennis Wolff has preseason all-conference pick Walter Brown returning and his Terriers should be in the title hunt.
Northeastern coach Rudy Keeling will rely on a deep backcourt, led by senior Harold Miller, in order to improve on a 14-14 season a year ago.
October 30, 1998
Coach Bruce Crowder along with captains Roger Holeczy and Billy Newson appeared on One game at a Time with Steve Buckley on the New England Cable News network. Buckley, who is also a columnist for the Boston Herald was surprisingly knowledgable about college hockey. Holeczy and Newson were very articulate and poised. They represented themselves, the hockey program and Northeastern well. We should all be proud of them.
October 26, 1998
Charlotte Checkers' J.F. Aube
PRINCETON (NJ)---Charlotte Checkers right wing J.F. Aube is the C & T Hockey Products Player of the Week.
The 25-year-old former NU star netted four of the Checkers six regulation goals as Charlotte won its first two games of the season. Thursday night in Florence, the Checkers handed Pee Dee their first loss of the season, 4-3 in a shootout. Aube scored twice in regulation and in the shootout (non game-winner). Saturday against Jacksonville, Aube again netted a pair of goals, including the game-winner, as the Checkers won 3-1. The native of Terrebonne, Quebec has tallied five goals and one assist in the Checkersą first four games.
On behalf of J.F. Aube, a case of pucks will be donated to the Charlotte area youth hockey organization by C & T Hockey Products, the official puck supplier of the ECHL.
October 21, 1998
NU's Todd Barclay named Hockey East Player of the Week
Barclay scored three goals in a two game set at Bowling Green this past weekend to garner Hockey East's Player of the Week honors.
Barclay, playing on a line with Roger Holeczy and Billy Newson, accounted for four points (3 goals, assist) on the weekend. His line combined for seven points in Northeastern's 4-2 win.
The team's resident sniper, Barclay led the Huskies in goals with 20 last year.
October 12, 1998
This story was taken from Sports Illustrated.
Daniels' Dirty Little Secret
Reminiscing in the locker room last week about his days at Bloomfield (Conn.) High, Cardinals tackle Jerome Daniels recalled the time he blocked two East Hartford High female defensive linemen. Upon hearing Daniels' story, center Mike Devlin said, "I would never, ever, ever, ever let anyone know that."
October 12, 1998
San Jose Sharks announced today that former NU goaltender Bruce Racine was assigned to the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League.
Racine, 32, appeared in three of the Sharks seven preseason games and accompanied the team to Tokyo, Japan where the Sharks opened the season with a two-game series versus the Calgary Flames. In his three appearances, Racine posted an 0-2-0 record with a 3.48 goals-against average.
